Flags
4
4 high
Per-pupil income
£9,221.61
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.8%
of income
In-year balance
+4.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.9% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.
30 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
922
Capacity
1,060 (87%)
Free school meals
44.9%
English additional lang.
5.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
57.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£47,388
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25 · 912 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £7.9m | £8.0m | £5.8m | 73.0% | -£115k | £1.7m | 21.6% | £7,836 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.6m | £6.0m | 73.9% | -£403k | £1.3m | 16.0% | £7,795 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £9.3m | £6.4m | 76.5% | -£836k | £468k | 5.5% | £8,438 |
| 2024/25 | £8.5m | £8.1m | £6.0m | 70.7% | +£361k | £829k | 9.8% | £9,222 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£314k
Other costs
£1.8m
3.8%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
4.0%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
5.3%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 40.4 | 58.9% | 32.9% | 4.4% | — | 158 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 73.0 | 13.9 | £41,244 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 70.3 | 14.3 | £41,236 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 10.8 |
| 2022/23 | 71.3 | 14.7 | £40,323 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 73.9 | 13.5 | £46,732 | 32.8% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2024/25 | 57.7 | 16.0 | £47,388 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 16.6% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 609 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.5% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 634 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 18.3% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 690 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 18.5% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 757 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 13.7% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 808 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 17.6% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 874 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.5% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 936 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.3pp | 37.0% | 8.4% | 3.0% | 943 |
| 2022/23 | 12.2% | 6.8% | +5.4pp | 35.0% | 8.4% | 3.8% | 954 |
| 2023/24 | 12.7% | 6.6% | +6.1pp | 36.3% | 7.6% | 5.0% | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 12.1% | 6.2% | +5.9pp | 33.1% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 912 |
30 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2019 | — | Good |